The Archive · 1939

Police Plek up The Scent

Settlement Headquarters detectives, leaving made exhaustive inquiries. earned early yesterday afternoon that the man. who had been wounded Januety 2 encounter off Tunsin Road was being curred by his gang ster comrades at a secret place in "Ta Hao" territory.

The hiding-place was in West Fan Wah Village, some 200 yards west of Road and not far from where armed bandits on the evening fof December 28 waylaid and robbed Jo. number of prominent British and American residents taking money and fexpentive jewellery.

With the assistance of members of the Japanese Military Police, a party of Headquarters Detectives) Tut the Reserve Uni went 0 the place. Detective

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